Ahmed Mansour remains in undisclosed location without access to lawyer for nearly nine months

Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor remains in arbitrary detention in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), nearly nine months after his arrest at his home in Ajman in the pre-dawn hours of 20 March 2017, rights group revealed.

The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) said that Mansoor was taken to an undisclosed location without access to a lawyer more than nine months ago.

Mansoor, who is an award-winning human rights defender, has been held in solitary confinement without any access to a lawyer of his choosing or regular contact with his family. He has been allowed only two short visits with his family, which have both taken place under supervision at the State Security Prosecution office in Abu Dhabi, and has not been allowed any telephone contact with them.

GCHR fears that Mansoor may be subjected to torture or other ill-treatment in detention.

In this regard, GCHR once again calls on the UAE authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him, as he is being held solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression, association, and assembly through his peaceful human rights activities.

Original source: http://www.gc4hr.org/news/view/1743